himself
gb/hɪmsˈɛlf/ us/hɪmsˈɛlf/
A2
Anglais
~ 400
magát, ő maga, maga
A2
1
magát
A2
Schéma d’usage :
[he] [verb] himself
He taught himself how to play the guitar.
Magától tanult meg gitározni.
The boy hurt himself while playing football.
A fiú megütötte magát, miközben focizott.
My father built the shed all by himself.
The actor introduced himself to the audience.
He blamed himself for the mistake.
Exemples pédagogiques
He washed himself in the morning.
Reggel megmosta magát.
The man cut himself with a knife.
A férfi megvágta magát egy késsel.
He saw himself in the mirror.
He made himself a sandwich.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse 'himself' with 'him' in reflexive contexts, e.g., saying 'He hurt him' instead of 'He hurt himself'.
Sens
Reflexive pronoun for 'he'
Collocations
by himself
|hurt himself
|taught himself
|introduced himself
Synonymes
oneself (A more general reflexive pronoun; not gender-specific.)
Antonymes
someone else (Refers to another person, not the same person as the subject.)
Thèmes
grammar
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Définition
Used to talk about a man, boy, or male animal when he does something to him, not to another person.
The reflexive form of 'he', used when the subject and object of a verb are the same male person or animal.
B1
2
Schéma d’usage :
[he/him] himself [verb/verb phrase]
The president himself attended the ceremony.
Az elnök maga vett részt az ünnepségen.
He himself admitted that he was wrong.
Ő maga is beismerte, hogy tévedett.
The author himself signed my copy.
The chef himself prepared our meal.
The king himself greeted the guests.
Exemples pédagogiques
The teacher himself came to the class.
A tanár maga jött a tanórára.
He himself opened the door.
Ő maga nyitotta ki az ajtót.
The singer himself talked to me.
The boss himself made the call.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may overuse 'himself' for emphasis in informal speech where it can sound unnatural.
Sens
Emphatic form of 'he'
Collocations
the president himself
|the man himself
|he himself said
Synonymes
personally (Adverb emphasizing direct involvement; lacks pronoun function.)
Antonymes
someone else (Refers to another person, not the emphasized individual.)
Thèmes
grammar
|emphasis
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Définition
Used to show it is that man or boy, and not another person.
Used for emphasis to refer to a male person, meaning that person and no one else.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
himself
API
GB/hɪmsˈɛlf/
US/hɪmsˈɛlf/
Syllabes et accentuation
him - self (2 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (self)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: himself
- Plural: himselves
Famille de mots
Expressions
all by himself
1/ˈɔl bˈaɪ hɪmsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Completely alone, without any help
To do something completely alone, with no one helping at all.
Exemples
- He painted the entire house all by himself.
- She raised her child all by herself after her husband left.
by himself
1/bˈaɪ hɪmsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Alone, without help
To be alone or to do something without help from other people.
Exemples
- He lives by himself in a small apartment.
- The boy finished the puzzle all by himself.
by himself
1/bˈaɪ hɪmsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
alone or unaided
alone or without help
Exemples
- He's only four, but he can put on his shoes by himself.
- After the argument, Mark sat by himself in the kitchen.
Exemples pédagogiques
- My son can read simple books by himself now.